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A member of the Stolen Generations and one of the listed traditional owners of Uluru, Bob became famous for his song, Brown Skin Baby. This song led to the ground-breaking ABC documentary of the same name and was also later used in the award-winning 1986 Australian film The Fringe Dwellers.
Townsville Aboriginal poet Coralie Cassady admits that her poetry is often controversial and her new book entitled Proper Deadly Poetry is no different.
A lot of thought went into the writing. Every element of Carpentaria was thoroughly considered and I was forced ato ask myself some serious questions about who I am.
(p. 55)
Note: Portrait of Carpentaria (book) and also of Alexis Wright